Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council
Unit 1 Charlotte Quay , Broad Street , Limerick
The change of use of the existing ground floor from offices to a single residential unit and all ancillary site works
Observations close 4 Dec 2026 20 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Jan 2027
The application
- Reference
- 2661245 · full record
- Authority
- Limerick City and County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 59 m²
- Site area
- 73 m²
- Received
- 30 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 2 Jan 2027
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661245/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661245at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Limerick City and County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 4 Dec 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Limerick City and County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | City Centre: To protect, consolidate and facilitate the development of the City Centre commercial, retail, educational, leisure, residential, social and community uses and facilities. | limerick development plan 2022 2028 | 29 Jul 2022 → 1 Jun 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Limerick City and County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick City and County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site within 100 m
- NIAH-recorded building × 7house · post box · Ball's Bridge
- Recorded monument × 14Bridge · Castle - tower house · Market-house
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26156 | Conditional | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 | 475 m | a change of use of the existing apartments at first, second and third floor levels into student accommodation with communal dining and living area, alterations to rear windows and the provision of a new ground floor entrance door and all associated site works |
| 264 | Conditional | 30 Jul 2026 | 411 m | construction of a new single storey extension to the western elevation of the existing Protected Structure, Boat Club | |
| 2660547 | Refused | 7 Jul 2026 | 301 m | the first floor extension to the rear | |
| 2560879 | Conditional | 2 Jun 2026 | 181 m | the change of use of existing storage building on Mary Street at to an education and research facility including demolition of existing storage facility 736 sqm and replacement with two storey education and research facility 697 sqm including office space, computer workstations, learning spaces and associated WC and changing facilities, a new entrance to Mary Street and new signage to Mary street. Associated landscape works and improved public access to Fanning’s Castle from Mary Street are proposed with upgrading of existing Mary Street gates and boundary. The proposed building is within the curtilage of the National Monument No. 383 known as Fanning’s Castle and the following protected structures: 21513070 | |
| 2560771 | Conditional | 1 May 2026 | 145 m | the construction of a mixed-use residential development at this site (c. 0.05766 ha) located on Michael Street, Limerick City. The proposed development, c. 2,178.3 sq. m., gross internal floor area (GIA), will consist of the following: 1. The demolition of the existing structure on site (c. 184 sq. m). 2. Construction of a seven-storey building comprising of: a. 22 no. apartment units (16 no. one-bed and 6 no. two-bed) across c. 1,247.3 sq. m. GIA; b. Commercial space at ground floor level c. 130.9 sq. m.; and c. Communal area including a communal room c. 109 sq. m 3. Provision of cycle parking and storage (c. 60.5 sq. m. GIA), bin storage, services areas, plant room, external and internal lighting and heating system. 4. The provision of foul and surface water drainage, attenuation, and green roof. 5. All other associated and ancillary site works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. | |
| 25376 | Conditional | 31 Mar 2026 | 368 m | a change of use from clothes shop into a takeaway, front signage with lighting and all associated site works | |
| 2561232 | Conditional | 10 Mar 2026 | 364 m | the demolition of existing showroom/sales building, storage sheds, single-storey derelict dwelling house and all other structures and boundary walls on the site; the construction of a new Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) multi-storey scheme with a total floor area of 3,309 square metres, ranging in height from four (12.75m) to six storeys (18.75m), to provide 115 no. student bed spaces (17 no. apartments) with 127 square metres of private open space; internal courtyard with cycle, pedestrian and emergency vehicular access only from Old Clare Street; bicycle parking (96 spaces); student reception, laundry room, staff office, plant room, internal communal space, bin store, and ESB substation; SUDS inclusive of Green Roof; alterations to footpaths and roads bounding the site at New Road/Pennywell Road and Old Clare Street; the creation of a designated set down area on New Road/Pennywell Road; connections to public services and utilities and all ancillary siteworks | |
| 2561325 | Conditional | 12 Feb 2026 | 431 m | the refurbishment of the existing school, 2531m2, the construction of a new single storey extension for special education needs, 189m2 and demolition of an existing plant room, 64m2. The works will include the creation of 2No. playspaces at first floor level, with a new escape staircase within the courtyard, new hard and soft landscaping to include the upgrade of public realm at the Island Road entrance, and all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501218 | Refused | 17 Sept 2026 | 368 m | |
| 501062 | Granted | 28 Jul 2026 | 364 m | |
| 500247 | Granted | 16 Jun 2026 | 296 m | |
| 500749 | Granted with conditions | 11 Jun 2026 | 425 m | |
| 500698 | Granted with conditions | 29 May 2026 | 492 m | |
| 320913 | Granted with conditions | 22 Apr 2025 | 302 m | |
| 321761 | Invalid | 27 Jan 2025 | 77 m | |
| 318133 | Refused | 20 Aug 2024 | 364 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 30 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 4 Dec 2026
- 30 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Limerick City and County Council before relying on it.